A church in a place called New London fell apart. The top part and the roof broke and fell down. People who help in emergencies made sure everyone was safe and away from the church. No one was hurt or died.

Someone took a video of the church breaking. It shows the top part falling and pieces going everywhere. No one was inside praying, so that's good because no one got hurt. People who live near the church are very surprised and want to know why it happened.

Now, people who know about buildings are trying to find out why the church fell apart. They don't know when the church will be fixed and open again. People who live in the town are helping each other and the church because of what happened.

Original news source: Watch: US church steeple collapse caught on camera (BBC)

– News Summary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Each pair will take turns summarizing the article in their own words. One student will be the speaker and the other will be the listener. The speaker has one minute to summarize the article while the listener listens carefully. Then, the listener must summarize what they heard in their own words. Switch roles and repeat the activity with a different article.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Write the following question on the board: "Why do you think the church fell apart?" Have the students discuss the question in small groups and write down their opinions. Then, have each group share their opinions with the class and facilitate a class discussion on the different reasons given.
– Keyword Hangman
Instructions: Write the keywords from the article on the board, leaving out some letters. Divide the class into pairs or small groups. One student will choose a keyword and draw a hangman board on a piece of paper. The other students must guess the missing letters in the keyword by guessing letters one at a time. If they guess a correct letter, the student who drew the hangman board will write it in the correct position. If they guess an incorrect letter, the student will draw one part of the hangman. The game continues until the keyword is guessed or the hangman is completed.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write a selection of vocabulary words from the article on slips of paper and put them in a bag or box. Divide the class into two teams. One student from each team will take turns drawing a slip of paper and silently drawing a picture to represent the word. Their team members must guess the word within a certain time limit. The team that guesses the most words correctly wins.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Have the students discuss in pairs or small groups what they think will happen next in the story. They can use their imagination and creativity to come up with different possibilities. Each group will share their predictions with the class and discuss the likelihood of each scenario.

A church in a ? called New London fell apart. The top part and the roof broke and fell down. People who ? in emergencies made ? everyone was safe and away from the church. No one was hurt or died. Someone took a video of the ? breaking. It ? the top part falling and pieces going everywhere. No one was inside ?, so that's good because no one got hurt. People who live near the church are very surprised and want to know why it happened. Now, people who know about buildings are trying to find out why the church fell apart. They don't know when the church will be fixed and open again. ? who ? in the town are helping each other and the church because of what happened.

1. What is a church?
2. How would you feel if you saw a church falling apart?
3. Do you like helping people in emergencies? Why or why not?
4. What do you think the people who live near the church are feeling?
5. Do you think it's important to find out why the church fell apart? Why or why not?
6. Have you ever seen a video of something breaking? How did it make you feel?
7. How do you think the people who were inside the church when it fell would have felt?
8. What do you think the people in the town can do to help each other and the church?
9. Have you ever helped someone in need? How did it make you feel?
10. Do you think the church will be fixed soon? Why or why not?
11. Why do you think it's good that no one was hurt or died when the church fell apart?
12. How would you feel if your house fell apart?

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